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LOUISIANA 
STATE SUMMER SCHOOLS 

Teachers Preparing for First, Second 
and Third Grade Certiiicateb 



NINE WEEKS 



fvlS — May 30 to July 30, 19.10, 



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r^AFAYlCTTE — June G to Aug-iist (], 1910 



U)i(iei' the ilii-erilon of thj-:- 



BOARD OF STATE INSTITUTE MAXACiERS 






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THE PURPOSE OF THE SUMMER SCHOOLS. 



In order to provide an opportunity for improving 
the professional equipment and the scholarship of 
a large number of Louisiana teacners who have 
not had an opportunity to attend a training school 
earlier in life the summer schools at Lafayette 
(June 6-August 6), Ruston (May 30-July 30), and 
Natchitoches (May 30-July 30) have been estab- 
lished in the state institutions at the respect! vq 
places. 

The courses will be uniform at the three schools 
and are intended for teachers and prospective 
teachers who are preparing to obtain first, second, 
or third grade certificates, or for teachers desiring 
to renew certificates they now possess. 

Never before in the history of the State has the 
demand for trained teachers been greater or the 
pay more remunerative. School boards and super- 
intendents, as a rule, not only encourage attend- 
ance of their own teachers by increasing the salary 
of those who attend, but they also visit the vari- 
ous summer schools and engage teachers who are 
students at these schools. 

Last year there were upward of 3,000 enrolled in 
the summer schools and at least fifteen superin- 
tendents and representatives of school boards 
visited the summer schools in search of teachers 
and many others wrote to the conductor and to this 
Department of Education for teachers. 

The best way to prepare for these positions Is to 
attend one of the summer schools, which are spe- 



cially designed for the teachers of Louisiana. Not 
only will students have an opportunity to study 
Louisiana conditions at these schools, but they will 
come in contact with the progressive teachers and 
school men. By making your merit known through 
the medium of a summer school is the surest way 
to obtain the promotion you deserve, because the 
persons in charge of these schools recommend 
teachers to the best positions. 

Yours very truly. 



Board of 
State Institute 
Managers. 



T. H. Harris, 

State Sup't of Education. 

J. B. ASWELL, 

Pres. State Normal School. 



L. J. Alleman, 

State Institute Conductor. 
Baton Rouge, La., April 10, 1910. 

CREDITS AND RECOGNITIONS. 

1. A "Certificate of Credit" will be given each stu- 
dent doing satisfactory work in five courses. This 
certificate of credit will entitle the holder to an 
extension of any teachers' certificate for a period of 
one year; or, to a credit of 15 per cent to be applied 
to her general average in a teachers' examination, 
provided such examination be taken within one year 
of the close of the summer schools. 

2. Student teachers who pursue and satisfactorily 
complete the nine-week courses offered at Lafayette, 
Ruston, and Natchitoches will be credited toward 
graduation .in these institutions. 

3. Many progressive school boards have expressed 
their determination to recognize the work done in 
the summer schools of Louisiana by increasing the 



salaries of all their teachers who do creditable 
work at such schools. 

EXPENSES, ROOMS AND BOARD. 

Tuition is free, but there will be an incidental fee 
of $2 charged all teachers from Louisiana, and $5.00 
for students from Louisiana who are not teachers 
or who do not sign a pledge to become teachers. 
A fee of $5.00 will also be charged all students 
from other states, provided they are not actually 
engaged in teaching in the public schools of this 
state. A fee of two dollars will be charge! in 
the model schools. 

The dormitories of the institutions where sum- 
mer schools are to be held are free to the teachers 
Beds and mattresses will be furnished, but bed- 
clothes, mosquito bars, towels, etc., must be fur- 
nished by the students. 

At Ruston, Lafayette and Natchitoches board will 
be $3.50 per week in boarding halls of the institu- 
tions. 

A competent matron will be in charge of each 
dormitory. 

For further information, write to the conductors 
or to L. J. AUeman, State Institute Conductor, Baton 
Rouge, La. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION. 

While all applicants, in the discretion of the 
in conductors, may be admitted to the various 
courses wthout examination, admission will be 
limited to young men 17 years of age and above, 
and to young women 16 and above. 

REDUCED RAILROAD RATES. 

All railroads in Louisiana have been asked to 
give a one-fare rate for the round trip. 

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While this rate has not been granted, wo tiie 
certain to get a rate of one and a third fare for the 
round trip on the certificate plan. Don't forget lo 
notify your agent ten days in advance that you 
expect to get the rate allowed for the summer 
schools. Get a receipt for every fare you pay, even 
though the agent says no rates have been an- 
nounced. Should you travel on more than one rood 
obtain a through ticket and a receipt, but if it is 
not possible for you to obtain a through ticl:et 
be sure to obtan a certificate, or a receipt for eaca 
fare paid. This is for your own protection. 

Certain railroads in Louisiana have persistentl?i 
refused to grant rates. Find out from the agent 
ten days in advance if rates have been granted ; 
if hot arrange to travel by another route where 
rates have been given. Teachers in North Louisiana 
may find it to their advantage to look very care f' illy 
into this matter before undertaking a journey to 
Baton Rouge or New Orleans. 

THE TEXT BOOKS. 
Student-teachers should provide thembelve,s v.ith 
the text-books on the subjects they wish to 
pursue in the summer normal school. The 
adopted texts will be used and may bo pur- 
chased of local dealers. The other boolcs, 
while they will be for sale at the summer 
normal schools, are published by the foUowuig: 

LITERATURE, 

Howthorne's House of Seven Gables (Houghton, 
Mifflin & Co., Boston, Mass.). 

Scott's Lady of the Lake (Ainsworth & Co., Chi- 
cago, 111.). 



Burke's Speech on Conciliation (D, Appletoi & 
Co., New York). 

Shakespeare's Macbeth (D. Appleton & Co. New 
York). 

The Other Wise Man (Harper & Bro., New York). 

PEDAGOGY. 

Bender's The Teacher at Work (A. Flanag-an & 
Co., Chicago) ; 60c. 

Seeley's New School Management. 

Thorndike's Principles of Teaching (A. (t. Siler, 
New York). 

Garlick's New Manual of Methods (Lonjjintins, 
Green & Co., New York). 

PHONICS. 

The New Education Readers (American Book Co., 
Cincinnati, Ohio). 

Gilbert & Brigham's Introduction to Physical 
Geography (Ginn & Co., Atlanta). 

REQUIRED COURSES. 
For Beginners in Teaching and Teachers of In- 
experience : 
Students will be required to elect, with the con- 
sent of the Conductor, at least five subjects, two of 
which must be Observation and Critique I, and The- 
ory and Art of Teaching I. Also, each student must 
prepare and write (during the session) five (5) 
satisfactory lesson plans, on different topics to be 
selected by the training teachers. Thus five credits 
may be earned, and if satisfactorily completed and 
approved by the faculty of the Summer Normal 
School, will entitle the student to the credits offered 
under the law and by resolution of the State BoarJ 



of Education. No "Certificate of Credits" will be 
issued to students earning fewer than five credits. 
For All Experienced Teachers : 

1. Student-teachers will be allowed to select their 
own courses, but the courses selected must meet 
the approval of the Conductor. 

2. Student-teachers will be required to elect at 
least five subjects, one of which must be Practice 
Teaching. Also, each student-teacher must prepj,re 
and write ten (10) satisfactory lesson plans, to be 
selected by the training teachers. Thus five C7-edit» 
may be earned. 

3. Said courses, if approved by the faculty o£ 
the Summer Normal School, will entitle the stu- 
dent-teacher to receive credits as stated above. 

Teachers are cautioned against attempting more 
than five courses. Experience has demonstrated 
that five courses are amply sufficient for all, except 
those who are reviewing. 

THE MODEL SCHOOL. 

The work in the model school will be conducted 
with a view to illustrating in accordance with the 
State Course of Study, the methods of teaching 
the various subjects in the first five grades of the 
elementary scshool. These grades will be in charge 
of three training teachers, as follows: One 
teacher in charge of the first grade of twenty pu- 
pils ; one in charge of the second and third, with 
twelve pupils in each grade ; and one in charge of 
the fourth and fifth, with twelve pupils each. 

During the practice and observation periol for 
teachers of rural schools, eight pupils from each 
of the fivef grades will be assembled to demon- 
strate the method of teaching and conducting a 
rural school of five grades, in accordance with the 

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state Course of Study for Elementary Schools, 
This model rural school will be in charge of a 
training teacher designated by the Conductor of 
the Summer School. During the period the grade 
vacated by the training teacher will be placed in 
charge of one of the practical teachers. 

In all grades of the Model School the State 
Course of Study will be followed and the aim will 
be to demonstrate the method of teaching the.^e 
grades in accordance with the course of study. 

Practice teaching will be done by the student- 
teachers of experience in both the graded school 
and rural school ; the beginners and student-teach- 
ers without experience will observe the work in 
each division, and the critique will be held for both 
sections of each division in common. There will 
be an additional critique for such teachers a^^ take 
the course in the teaching of phonics. Teachers who 
elect the phonics may be excused from the regular 
practice teaching. 

Except when especially arranged with the Con- 
ductor, each student-teacher will be limited to two 
courses in pedagogy. 

During the nine weeks of the Summer School, tne 
training teachers will arrange the work so as to 
enable the student-teachers to observe and do prac- 
tical teaching in opening exercises, arithmetic, 
reading and literature, language, spelling, writing, 
geography, history, and elementary science. One 
week will be devoted to each subject. 



COURSES OF STUDY OFFERED IN SCHOOLS 

PREPARING FOR FIRST, SECOND AD>rD 

THIRD GRADE CERTIFICATES. 

ENGLISH, 

1. Grammar I ; 2. Grammar II. 
3. Literature I ; 4. Literature II. 

HISTORY. 

5, American History I ; 6. American History II. 

PEDAGOGY. 

7. Theory and Art of Teacliing I ; 8. Tlieory and 
Art of Teacliing II; 9. Plionics ; 10. Practice Teach- 
ing in Graded Schools I ; 11. Practice Teaching in 
Rural Schools II ; 12. Observation in Graded Work 
I; 13. Observation In Rural School II. 

SCIENCE. 

14. Elementary Science (Nature Study and School 
Gardens; 15. Elementary Agriculture; 16. Geog- 
raphy; 17. Physical Geography; 18, Physiology and 
Hygiene; 19. Physics. 

MATHEMATICS. 

20, Arithmetic I; 21. Arithmetic II; 22. Elemen- 
tary Algebra I; 23. Advanced Algebra II; 24. Plane 
Geometry, 

INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION, 

25. Elementary Woodwork I; 26 Woodwork II; 
27. Domestic Economy I; 28. Domestic Economy .U ; 
29, Domestic Art III. 

MUSIC. 

30, Music I; 31, Music IL 



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iLRTS AND CRAFTS. 

32, Primary Drawing I; 33. Advanced Draw- 
ing II ; 34. Construction Work I; 35. Construction 
Worlc II. 

DESCRIPTION OP THE COURSES. 
ENGLISH. 

1 . English Grammajr I — Course covering the es- 

sentials of English Grammar. 

Text — Hyde, Book II ; Smith's Our Lan- 
guage Grammar. 

2 . English Grammar II — Advanced course in 

English, comprising a review of grammar, 
with emphasis placed upon composition and 
rhetoric. 

Text — Brooks' and Hubbard's Composition 
Rhetoric. (Review of grammar found in ap- 
pendix of text.) 

3. English Literature I — Critical study of Haw- 

thorne's House of Seven Gables and Scott's 
Lady of the Lake. 

4. English Literature II — Advanced .course: 

Burke's Speech on Conciliation with Amer- 
ica ; Shakespeare's Macbeth ; Van Dyke's The 
Other Wise Man. 

HISTORY. 

6. American History I — Essentials of American 
History for teachers preparing for second 
and third grade certificates. 

Text — Evans' Essential facts of American 
History. 

6. American History II — Advanced course. In 
eluding critical study of history and compre- 
hensive collateral reading from source ma- 



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terial to show development of American in- 
stitutions, ideas, manners and ideals. P»'e- 
faced by a brief survey of English history. 
Double course : Two credits. 

Text — Thompson's History of the United 
States ; references ; source material. 

PEDAGOGY. 

J . Theory and Practice of Teaching — For be- 
ginners and teachers preparing for second 
and third grade certificates. 

Text — Bender's Teacher at Work ; Seeley's 
School Management. 

I . Theory and Art of Teaching II — Advanced 
course for teachers of experience and those 
preparing for first-grade certificates. 

Text — Garlick's New Manual of Meth )'is ; 
Thorndike's Principles of Teaching. 

) . Phonics — This course will consist of observa- 
tion, practice teaching, and critique, under the 
direction and supervision of the training 
teacher, and is intended to cover the sub- 
ject matter of the two phonic readers of the 
State Course of Study, and to prepare teach- 
ers to teach acceptably according to this :jys- 
tem. Observation and practice teachimj will 
alternate. Open only to teachers of experi- 
ence. Others may observe. 

10. Practice Teaching in the Grades I — Re- 
quired of teachers of graded schools who have 
had sufficient experience to take the course. 
Practice teaching and plan writing will alter- 
nate, according to the discretion of the train- 
ing teacher. Critique daily. 

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11. Practice Teaching in the Ungraded School 
II — Required of rural school teachers of 
experience. Object of the course to illustrate 
the management and teaching of a rural 
school of five grades in accordance with the 
State Course of Study. Critique daily. 
12. Observation and Critique — Teachers of inex- 
perience and beginners are required to elect 
this course, which will consist of observa- 
ton and dscusson of the work done n Prac- 
tice Teaching n the Grades, Course 10. This 
is intended for teachers who are preparing 
for the graded school. 

13. Observation II — For students of inexperience 

and beginners who are preparing to teach in 
rural schools, Tixe course will consist of ob- 
servation and discussion of the work done in 
Course 11 for the rural school. The last 
three weeks of the course may be devoted 
to practice teaching, in the discretion of the 
training teacher. Compulsory. 

Note — Each student will be required to en- 
roll in at least one of the Courses 10, 11, 
12 and 13, and beginners will be required to 
elect Theory and Art of Teaching in addi- 
tion. 

SCIENCE. 

14. Elementary Science — A course intended to 

give the content and the method of procedure 
in teaching nature study and school gardens, 
as mapped out by the State Course of Study. 

15. Elementary Agriculture — An intensive course 

of nine weeks in this subject, covering the 
subject matter of the adopted text. Fieia ex- 
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' curslons, observations and actual work will 

be undertaken, under the direction of an ox- 
pert in the service to illustrate principles in- 
volved. 

16. Geography — Review of the subject matter con- 

tained in Frye's advanced book, with em- 
phasis placed upon America and EJurasia. The 
political and historical geography of North 
America and the United States will receive 
special emphasis. Ref., Geographic Influ- 
ences in American History, by Brigham. 

17. Physical Geography — Text, laboratory and 

field work will cover the main topics of the 
subject. 

Text — Gilbert and Brigham's Introduction 
to Physical Geography. 

18. Physiology and Hygiene — Emphasis placed 

upon school hygiene as required by the State 
Board of Health ; hygiene in general ; and es- 
sentials of digestion, absorption, circulation. 
i-espiration, secretion, excretion, nervous 
function, etc. Includes at least ten l2,bora- 
tory exercises. 

Text — Ritchie's Human Physiology. Ref., 
Brinkley's Physiology for High Schools, 

19. Physics — A nine-week course, covering the re- 

quirements of a first-grade certificate. This 
course will require the time usually given to 
two courses. Double course, two creditaj. 
Note books used. 

Text — Miller & Foerst's Physio*. 

MATHEMATICS. 

20. ARiTHMfeTic — Intended to cover two essential 

points — a review of the subject mattui' of 

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arithmetic, with emphasis placed upoii the 
method of developing the subject in common 
and decimal fractions, percentage and its ap- 
plications. 

21. Arithmetic II — An advanced course for teach- 

ers . in percentage and its applications, men- 
suration and the higher arithmetical pro- 
cessses involved in farming, transporta'ion, 
merchandizing, building and contracting ar.O 
small business enterprises. A practical ad- 
vanced course equal to the requirements of a 
first-grade certificate. 

22. Elementary Algebra I — An elementary course 

extending to quadratics, with emphasis 
placed upon principles involved. Manipula- 
tions and detail will be discountenanced. 
2 3 . Advanced Algebra II — Course reviewing brief- 
ly the elements and consisting of a course 
beyond quadratics. Such topics will be dis- 
cussed as the members of tne class will pro- 
pose. These special discussions will be takt^n 
from those topics which have given the meT.-i- 
bers some difficulty in the class room, or in 
examinations. 

24. Plane Geometry — This course will- es-tead 

through at least two books of Wentworth's 
Plane Geonietry ; the power to interpi i: le- 
lations and the power to explain clearly cLe 
development of the solution will be considered 
of predominant importance. 

INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION. 

25. Elementary Woodwork — The object of this 

course is to teach "Farm Carpentry," such 
as can be used by teachers in rural schools 

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with few tools. It will include the cars and 
sharpening of tools, and the use of those 
tools in a practical way in making sp'.;c».s. 
joints, etc, necessary in the construction of 
machines, buildings, cupboards, etc. 

26. Advanced Course in Woodwork Il-r-deslgned 

for pupils who have done work equivalent to 
Course I. 

27 . Domestic? Science I — Fundamental principles 

of food values, food preservatives, food prep- 
aration and serving with the object of dem- 
onstrating what may be attempted in the 
schools of the State will be the aim of this 
course. 

28. Domestic Science II. — Advanced course for 

students prepared to undertake it. 

29. Domestic Art — Textiles, weaving,' sewin??, and 

home decoration. 

MUSIC. 

30. Music I — In this course three steps in the 

study of vocal music will be presented in ac- 
cordance with the State Course of Study. 
First, songs will be learned through imita- 
tion ; second, study of song structure and 
song analysis ; and, third, the formal study 
of music. Rhythm, tonality, intervals and no- 
tation will be treated in accordance with the 
outline of the State course, and the adopted 
texts will be used both by teacher and stu- 
dents. 

31. Music II — This will be an advanced course in 

singing for such teachers and students as 
have pursued the subject. The method of 
procedure will be the same as in the above 
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course, the only difference being in tha use 
of more advanced material. Adopted texts. 

ARTS AND CRAFTS. 

32. Primary Drawing I — (Five hours per week 

throughout the term.) Special instruction, 
with reference to the use of books Nos. 1, 2, 
3 and 4 of the Art Education Drawing Book 
Course. For definite directions regarding the 
mounting of the work, see State Couvie of 
Study for Elementary Schools, grades 1, 2, 3, 
and 4. 

Illustrations of simple stories and rhymes 
Freehand cuttings used in both pictoi'iai 
and decorative way. 

Pictorial compositions from nature, ob'^cts 
and life. 

The aim of this course is to show in a 
direct way how to make drawing a vital fac- 
tor in teaching in the primary and rural 
schools. 

33. iNTlfRMEDIATE AND HiGH SCHOOL DRAWING TI— - 

(Five hours per week throughout the term.) 
Special instruction with reference to the use 
of books Nos. 5, 6, 7, and 8, of the Art Edu- 
cation Drawing Book Course. Following the 
special directions for mounting the work as 
outlined in the State Course of Study, as out- 
lined for the elementary schools, grades 5, 
6, 7, and 8. 

Pictorial and decorative compositions from 
nature, objects and life, teaching the methods 
of handling the crayon, charcoal and water 
colors. It will include the application of 

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many of the principles of composition .^nd 
perspective. 

The aim of the course is to teach rhe 
easiest principles of perspective, construction 
and design ; also to correlate the art V70ilc 
with other studies, especially reading, his- 
tory, language and geography. 

34. Primary Construction Work I — (Five hour.s 
per week throughout the term.) This woik 
is composed of exercises suitable for graclos 
1, 2, 3, and 4, and includes exercises In 
paper folding and cutting; the furnishing 
of a doll-house with oak tag or heavy paper 
furniture ; paper weaving as directed in 
drawing book 2, followed with the weaving 
of rafRa or yarns if these materials are 
available. Simple designs applied to invi- 
tatons, programs, cards, etc., suitable for 
special days. Also the construction of objects 
from oak tag and heavy paper ; the makinu: 
of doll hats, doll parasols, bags, etc., from 
rafRa and other pliable materials. The 
construction of gifts appropriate for Christ- 
mas, - St. Valentine's Day, Easter, or May 
Day. 
35. Advanced Construction Work II — This course 
includes the construction and decoration of 
portfolios, notebooks, boxes, baskets, etc., 
where heavy pasteboard is covered with 
tinted papers or linens. Stencil designs ap- 
plied to sofa pillows, scarfs, curtains, etc. 
Baskets will be made of raffla, reeds, grasses, 
or pine' needles, according to availability of 
each. In the southern parishes wild cane 
may be used. 

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